The municipal groups of PSOE and We do Córdoba in it Andalusian Capital City Counciltogether with several groups LGTBIhave filed a complaint with the Prosecutor’s Office against the Catholic Association of Propagandists (ACDP) by his Campaign of the 8m entitled “Does the woman born or do?” for considering it a possible crime of hate against the trans group, despite the fact that the initiative denounces precisely the censorship in it debate about gender identity. The paradox has not gone unnoticed: while the ACDP It seeks to reflect on what he perceives as impositions on public discourse, the complainants accuse her of Promote intolerance. The Prosecutor’s Office of Córdoba He has resulted in the case to Madrid, headquarters of the association, for his investigation.
The campaign, launched on the occasion of the International Women’s Dayposes a reflection on female nature from an anthropological and Catholic perspective, questioning ideas such as that of Simone de Beauvoir – »Woman is not born: it becomes» – and defending that biological reality cannot be altered by individual decisions or philosophical currents. According to the ACDPthe objective is to open a “without reductionism” debate and give voice to experts, avoiding the imposition of a single vision of female identity. However, the complainants qualify it as a direct attack on the trans collective and a intolerant speech.
In an act in front of the City of Justice of Córdobahe Socialist spokesman Antonio Hurtadoaccompanied by several councilors, has expressed their rejection: “We are not going to admit that the rights of any collective are violated nor will we be complicit by omission.” Hurtado He has also criticized the passivity of the City Council, led by José María Bellido (PP), And he has affirmed that the use of public spaces to disseminate “discriminatory messages” cannot be covered under freedom of expression. These assumptions “discriminatory messages” are posters that say: “Does the woman born or do? Most of them are clear, although in the times that some are afraid of speaking ». Curiously, The PSOE and the left has denounced them for it.
For its part, Ángel Ortiz, Socialist Councilorhighlighted the unity of the associative and citizen movement: “Córdoba is a diverse and tolerant city, and we will not allow steps back in the defense of equality.” Ortiz stressed that the party will bring these complaints “to all necessary instances” to avoid the normalization of attacks on vulnerable groups.
From We do Córdoba, José Carlos Ruiz He accused the mayor of “profile” to what he describes as “a hate campaign” that stigmatizes the trans collective. “While Bellido speaks of a Lgtbifobia -free Córdoba, he allows advertising that puts persons persecuted and criminalized,” he reproached.
For its part, the ACDP defends on its website that the campaign seeks to reflect on “a sensitive issue” without imposing dogmas, using the black and purple colors of feminism and avoiding images on their posters. The initiative, which extends through cities such as Seville, Madrid or Zaragozais the third of the association on the occasion of 8mafter others such as “Isabel la Católica, a woman model for the 21st century” in 2024.
